[Avodah] the Torah is not Religion

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 02:45:06PM -0400, Prof. Levine wrote:
> The following is from RSRH's Essay Sivan I that appears in his Collected 
> Writings of RSRH, Volume I.  The entire essay is at  
> http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/sivan_1.pdf
>
> One is accustomed to call the Torah "Religion" or Jewish
> Religion, because the word religion describes everywhere outside
> Israel the relationship of man to his God or gods...

FWIW, a google search will show many religious leaders explain that
what's unique about their thought-system is a defining feature that
makes it something other than a religion.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha